By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com California Borough Council went on record Thursday officially opposing the state integration plan that would combine California University of Pennsylvania with ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Middle school students from Monessen were celebrated Wednesday as they graduated from the Positive Action After School program. The program, administered in partners...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Fire destroyed a vacant house in Elizabeth Township early Thursday. According to acting Police Chief Adam Blake, the Allegheny County Fire Marshal has been call...

Jenn Codeluppi / Mon Valley Independent Charleroi Area High School Class of 2021 graduates, in the front, from left, Lorenzo Axton, Madison Vieck and Corey Astolas move their tassels from the right to...

Monessen’s Hazel Brock Rone is the only original, surviving member of Mount Calvary’s gospel chorus By the MVI The only surviving original member of one of the oldest church gospel choirs in the Mon V...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monongahela Valley Hospital plans to merge with the Penn Highlands Healthcare system in Clearfield County, a move that will likely go into effect this fall. The h...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) officials heard nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday on the integration plan that would merge six st...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Joe Manning is ready to help Charleroi Borough move forward. On Wednesday, by a 5-1 vote, council approved his contract as the new borough manager. Councilman Frank ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela restaurants and other food service establishments will soon see a change in how they dispose of leftover grease. On Wednesday, council held the f...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com Myriad issues and inequities have been laid bare across the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. And one of the problems being highlighted is a lack of connect...

Brandin Jaki takes a photo of himself and some of his fellow graduates before Ringgold High School’s commencement Tuesday evening.

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Monessen City Council is once again at odds over the former Health Mart building on Donner Avenue. Last summer, Mayor Matt Shorraw wrote a grant seeking funds to ...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Belle Vernon’s Community Bank Park could be closed if visitors don’t start respecting the property, council said Tuesday.   There have been several instances o...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com There’s at least one Juneteenth celebration coming to the Mon Valley thanks to a local dance squad.   The DRIPP Squad will hold the inaugural Mon Valley Juneteenth Fes...

By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Borough is getting assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to tackle blight. The DCED is providing a blight ...

By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com With the potential construction of a gas-powered power plant in Elizabeth Township under consideration, more than 100 people from the Pittsburgh region spoke...

By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County’s Learn & Earn program will kick off in a couple of weeks, and low-income young adults who are interested need to apply by Friday. That’s the dea...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Several legislators from the Mon Valley took part Monday in a show of support for the Second Amendment.   Hundreds of gun enthusiasts joined lawmakers on the Capitol...

By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com The Charleroi and Monessen No. 1 fire departments will team up again this year for their largest joint fundraiser.   Last year’s event had to be canceled due to the ...

By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com The executive director of a group of senior and assisted living centers in Allegheny County, which includes a location in McKeesport, participated in a public hearing ...